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Conference USA Conference USA, the most far-flung consortium since the British Empire, again adapts to changing membership. The league is down three — Tulsa, East Carolina and Tulane — and up one, Western Kentucky, from last season. The power appears to reside in the southwestern corridor, with Louisiana Tech and UTEP the favorites. Western Kentucky, late of the Sun Belt, should be an upper-tier team. Three of the projected top six weren't part of the league two years ago: WKU, Old Dominion and Charlotte. 5 STORYLINES MULTIPLE BIDS. Conference USA hasn't received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament since 2012. That could change this season, as Louisiana Tech and...

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Conference USAConference USA, the most far-flung consortium since the British Empire, again adapts to changing membership. The league is down three — Tulsa, East Carolina and Tulane — and up one, Western Kentucky, from last season. The power...

Old Dominion football sultan Bobby Wilder will use the word “process” a lot this season, and not because he’s channeling his inner Saban or has a fridge full of Velveeta.
Wilder has an exceedingly young team in its first full season of Football Bowl...

After the Colonial Athletic Association lost its third marquee member in 10 months, and fourth school in the past year, commissioner Tom Yeager vowed that the league will remain viable and relevant.
"I do know, and have every confidence, in the...

We’re accustomed to upsets in college football, particularly early in the season, when nobody knows anything and everyone tries to gain footing and determine where they stand. But the first weekend was remarkable, as a bunch of Football Championship...

NORFOLK — Following yet another beatdown of yet another overmatched opponent, Old Dominion picks on someone its own size in their barn.
The Monarchs (6-3) will travel 2,700 miles to face Idaho, one of two remaining chances to get a win against a Football...

Start with the good stuff. Chris Finwood is home. He works for a man he respects. He runs a program he admired as a kid and as a young coach. He sees mountains of potential.
Now the flipside. Finwood is in his first year as steward of an Old Dominion...

A 19th straight bowl appearance is a given. Ditto ACC Coastal Division contention. As is often the case, the overarching question surrounding Virginia Tech’s football team is:
Will the Hokies run the regular-season table?
Sure, the schedule is...

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) -- Tajh Boyd was 20-for-30 for 264 yards and three touchdowns in his debut as Clemson's starter, leading the Tigers to a 43-19 season-opening win over Troy on Saturday. Boyd had a shaky first half running offensive coordinator Chad...

Virginia Tech beat Arkansas State 26-7 in a non-conference contest Saturday, mustering just enough offense and working on some facets of their game that were lacking against East Carolina on Sept. 10.
Virginia Tech — which committed 12 penalties in its...

THE COACHJIMMYE LAYCOCK33rd year (213-151-2, all at W&M)Not much that hasn't already been said or written about Laycock. He's as much a part of William and Mary as the Wren Building and the Sunken Gardens. He's the reason football matters at William...

It was Comeback Saturday in the Association, with a hearty “Welcome Back” for one of the league’s venerated figures.William and Mary picked up its first win of the season at the expense of the increasingly hapless Fighting Currys. Old Dominion prematurely...

Wood Selig has been here before and vows not to repeat his mistakes. Here is shepherding a football program from AAA to the big leagues. Mistakes include crippling schedules and high-volume redshirting. Selig is Old Dominion's athletic director. He is...

Coaches love a cause, especially an us-against-the-world cause. Old Dominion’s teams have just that in 2012-13.The Monarchs’ foil will be anyone and everyone associated with the Colonial Athletic Association, which Tuesday affirmed that ODU is...

You can rate college basketball coaches by many standards: wins, winning percentage, conference championships, NCAA tournament bids and NCAA performance.
By any measure, Blaine Taylor rates among Old Dominion's best.
And that's a higher compliment...

The time has come to stop talking and start playing. Let the sweet sound of a referee's whistle mercifully replace the pound of a judge's gavel.
It's time for wish lists and check lists:
Out-of-the-box Thursday features a not-too-shabby lineup of...

Towson's improbable baseball season will continue in the North Carolina regional of the NCAA tournament. The Tigers (29-28) will face Florida Atlantic (39-20), winner of the Sun Belt Conference championship, on Friday at 1 p.m. in Chapel Hill.
It's...

The Ravens are promoting undrafted rookie running back Bobby Rainey from the practice squad, according to a league source with knowledge of the situation.Update: The Ravens have now made the roster move official as Rainey replaces cornerback Lardarius...

Now that rookie running back Bobby Rainey is back on the Ravens' active roster after being promoted from the practice squad, he has no intentions of leaving.Rainey was naturally upset when he was cut just prior to the season-opener against the...